Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23

Blu. Fate was adverse to him, and the
crushing fat OF the medical faculty was
that never could he escape from his help
lessness-irom the second childhood that
had come upon him.
"Life is not for ever, that is one COM
fort.' he would cften mutter.
He remained much at home now on his
couch, listlessly reading, or affecting to
resd, the books inst were sent 20 him
from R2veEsbOurle Hal, and declined 10
have MS wheel brought TO him, as
Usual, on the sunny days.
Once Amy observed that pretty but
ton-hole she had prepared and given him,
had bit CT fern substituted for it; ana
that he was afterwards 50 moody and alb
sent that size had TO repeat her remarks,
when he would start, and say:
II beg your paTdOn--but what did you
say 10 NE Just row."
II used Tot to be thus with him or her;
bu. she was not slow to guess the painful
reason.
"Why did you throw away my poor lit
tie fJwer-t5e very flower you asked me
for,2nd put bit OF tern in its plac- ?" she
asked.
81 did not throw it sway" said lie
CURLY.
~ nat then, RaggltI"
"If you must know, it lay LeXt my
heart ill il WitEe.et, tAen l loc&cd It's
dead petals sEay in the place where my
commission lies, my mothers lock of
hair, my Egyptian medals, and the few
/ treasurer l possess
80 place mere pretty bouquet il
! suCh e repository, was surely foolish,
/ Reggiv?" said she, efacting 10 ignore al
/ that bis words so distinctly implied; bu.
1 now that see Wes engaged, the worst ne
could know was knCw White death Of ell
! his fond fanCies; and death he thought
was better thaa dsiIy dying IS he had
! oeec, SO ne straighttOr wardly questioned
Ter Oh the sutiecC.
"Yes-Horace has asked me TO marry
him." said Amy, locking down.
"Apd-and your"
+ CONSENTED, dear Reggie, OF course.
1 love him so," she replied, with Z fond
. bright smile, and yet nervously wilnal.
! "DOn't you congratulate me?n She asked,
after pause.
lie was silent ard p&le-frOzen as it
we're, for moment or two.
$50 it is settled thing7' he asked,
calmly, but through MS set teeth.
eyes"
"And When is the-the happy day." he
asked again, with toe same strangely
calm manner, as he produced MS tobacco
pouch.
"Y0ur hands trembIe, Reggie-elIow
me to make up your cigarette, as l SO
Citen do"
"Tnauks."
He put it between his lips and tried TO
smoke, forgetting to light it, after she
} had made it up for him, deity and pref
tiIy, as her slender hngec5 had otter
dOre pIayiully in the past.
: "YCu asked me something" she said
with growing confusion.
"Yes-When IS the happy Gay 10 be?'
5 cit is too soon to talk OF that; l mas
have time to think it oYer-plenty o
/ tiTe-befGTe we fix on anything. Oh
! how strange, how new it Gil seems.'
"Of COuree," said he, With 3 curiou
? smile, "such events don't happen ever.
Z day"
5 you must not ask me more just now
, have so much to DO, SO mucn TO thinl
7 about" and then she tTipped away, re
/ lieged that the ice was broken, thet Reg
r gle knew a. last-kneW the worst now.
While he thought;
; "Ob, why an | spared to live? Wa!
1 did not perish at SIakim? Why spared
a. Carlisle has 1t, to travel
5 a long, long road of pain, my dear
e \ long road full Of pain -"
e After this he courted solitude NOR
< thaa ever, and would pass hours i
Z silence, often with book TO cloak it
book that Melsnie detected he he'll
T.. sometimes upside down; and her affeC
r tIonate heart was wrung with sorrow q
she watched him.
t "'Unle5s we can rouse him, Dick" sb
0 said 10 her boy-bfOther, she will get ful
), Their than ever from the chance, il any, {
e recovery. lie seems to become nor
{ melancholy and more gloomy every day 4!
= But in this reference TO Reginald Tai
:. bot, we are anticipating smother PORTO
= Of our story-the misunderstanding be
tween Melanie snd LoGsdale.
: CHAPTER XIV HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
IS We left Montague LonsdaIe q mile c
e more above The place where be was {
e have IOet Meianie, stretched among Oh
n scented grass, with cigar between 1l
S teeth, his hands under nis head, his strs
hat tilted well over his eyes, which were f.
u ed en- the branches and Glue sky above az
!, his heart full of angry thoughts about Ii
state of his love affair.
y The place was solitary, as it was abOy
Y. Abingdon, with its old bridge and re-
- tiled houses, and where the river become
lie n8Vjgab!e by barSes, and he YVES in
! silent nook Of the stream; that could {
the worst only be Unidentified with house
n boats, cid Lighthouses, aud GREEN'S
: water tumb!ing over the messy piles an
h sluiCes Of an ancient weir, or q humid
thatCher'S cottage, surrounded by ia
2, blue flowers and smOthered under rose
It and Creepers.
7. Suddenly there was sound close
IT him-ep eXClamation-sud the toll ii!
!, ure Of young lady appeared by MS side
IIilde Tremayne, in a most beCOmiu
y country costume Of bright-coIored wot
n crepe, ZOuave-shaped Jacket, or bodice
d piquante hst, and E large surshadt
which she tTirIed with her well-glOve
little hand as II rested On her sh0uldel
y and o smile full Of cOquettish surpris
3 and mischief in her clear bright haz
y eyes, as she recognized the louDger, WI
: started st once to his feet.
"Lonsdale-you here, aud elone!' sh
II exclaimed, with one OF her fisshiD
81 glances, from eyes that were long Ieshe
y and heavily Gdded.
h GAS you see-and you?" ne inquired.
"Oa-I am living st Oxford, with II
., uncle, the Professor CT Old Trinity.
Il" this boat yours?'
''Pro TEN. it isl
at "My cousins were 20 have rowed NE
lie StokencrCss, but the stupid boys haI
Sc either mistaken tie tins or the place, a.
ct l an left lamenting. VIII you"
E. Crow you down streom-with plea
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